Originally published in The Forward As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I cannot help but reflect on a recent visit to Germany. Among the many lessons brought into stark focus, the trip illuminated the shameful failure of America to confront the ghosts of its past that continue to haunt the marginalized communities on Native American…

Every January, communities around the nation celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that great American prophet of equality. But this year, MLK Day coincides auspiciously with the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of another influential prophetic voice, that of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel. The two religious and moral leaders developed a…

In his January 19 piece, “Is Anti-Zionism Really Anti-Semitism,” Dr. Massad asserts that “most [Arabs and Palestinians] understand Zionist logic perfectly well,” but Massad himself is clearly not among this purportedly enlightened body. Dr. Massad’s treatment of the question as to whether anti-Zionism constitutes anti-Semitism is built upon a faulty foundation that grossly miscomprehends and…

“The success of the civil rights movement in raising the consciousness of America was made possible by the coalition we had with the American Jewish community. People gave their very lives.” Those striking words were spoken on June 5 by civil rights icon Clarence Jones, former adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and co-author of…